privacy tools I no longer use

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

May 2026

A Waste of Money?

Privacy Tools I No Longer Use

Over the past 10 years I've had the privilege of testing quite a few privacy products and services. I talk about the ones I like and usually just ignore the ones I don't. Today, though, I thought it might be interesting to share a set of popular products that I just no longer use:

11 Privacy Products I No Longer Use

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This Week in Privacy News

Texas accuses Netflix of spying on kids

Netflix has been sued in Texas over claims it collects data belonging to children and adults in the US state without their consent, and uses "addictive" design to keep them hooked.

--> BBC.com/news/articles/c072dvv1rmro

are Privacy-respecting Smart glasses possible?

Meta's Ray Ban glasses have become super popular and also extremely polarizing. There are companies out there that think they can solve this privacy problem with smart glasses, with the biggest differences not being what features they include, but specifically what they DON'T include.

--> Gizmodo.com/can-smart-glasses-ever-be-privacy-friendly-these-companies-think-so-2000746927

Signal threatens to pull out of Canada

Secure messaging service Signal, which uses end-to-end encryption, is warning it would withdraw from Canada if asked to compromise its users’ privacy under Bill C-22, Ottawa’s proposed lawful access legislation.

--> Theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-signal-warns-it-would-pull-out-of-canada-if-made-to-comply-with-lawful/

See You Monday?

I hope you'll join me for our livestream training this next Monday. Have a great weekend!

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Josh

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